misfit11
Omono
I collected this Pyracantha from an old abandoned farmhouse lot that is owned by the city of Petaluma. The lot is immediately adjacent to the the city wastewater treatment plant where I work. Being that I work for the city, membership has its privileges.
The house is an historic site and was built before the turn of the century and thus it cannot be torn down. Knowing, this, I think this Pyracantha is quite old. You can perhaps see in the photo that the main trunk (which someone had chopped back some time ago) is completely dead and there are live veins on both sides. These live veins gave life to ~4-5 shoots that went straight up for about 5 feet. I cut these back hard when I collected it and it has responded with lots of backbudding on the branches and suckering at the base. I immediately put it in a hole in the ground after collecting and filled it in with Turface. It seems to be doing well.
The dead portions of the trunk have already begun to rot and the deadwood is quite "punky" in some areas. I intend to preserve the wood soon so it isn't likely to rot away before I can style and carve this thing. Nonetheless I feel that there is some real potential in this guy and I look forward to its future. It is about 12 inches tall and 5 inches across at the base as it stands. Comments and suggestions (virts etc.) are welcome and encouraged. Thanks.
The dead portions of the trunk have already begun to rot and the deadwood is quite "punky" in some areas. I intend to preserve the wood soon so it isn't likely to rot away before I can style and carve this thing. Nonetheless I feel that there is some real potential in this guy and I look forward to its future. It is about 12 inches tall and 5 inches across at the base as it stands. Comments and suggestions (virts etc.) are welcome and encouraged. Thanks.
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